Apparatus for treating threads.



C. S. ALTHOUSE.

'APPARATUS FOR TREATING THREADS.

AIPPLIOATION FILED 11.29, 1912.

1,061,652. Y Patented May 13, 1913.

W N/nuns UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES SCOTT ALTHOUSE', OF READIITG, PENNSYLVANIA,

APPARATUS FOR TREATING THREADS.

Specification 01 Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1913.

Original application filed March 21,1912, Serial No. 685,318 Divided and this application flled'April 29,-

1912. Serial No. 694,001. V p

To all whom it may concern:

-.Be it known that I, CHARLES Scorr ALT- noose, citizen of the United States, residing at Readlng, 1n the county of Berks and State the substance from the liquid by livered to any suitable a division of my pend-..

Treatin Threads, a speci cation.

'tube which feeds The numeral 5 of Pennsylvania, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Apparatus for This invention relates to apparatus for treating threads or yarns or other solid substances, as for instance for washing, dyeing or otherwise treating said substances.

The invention consists of apparatus for passing the substance to be treated, from a source of supply, while immersed in a liquid, to a separating device, separating the moveand means for conveying it to a second and if desirable, a plura ity of succeeding separators, and finally to a drying device, from which it may be dedestination.

ment of the separator,

This application is in apphcation N 0. 685,319.

he apparatus is fully described-in the following specification and clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which The numeral 1 designates the source of supply of the substance to be treated.

The numeral 2 desi rect the said supply 1nto the mouth of a tubular member 3.

designates a liquid .supply a stream of liquid into the mouth of the member 3.

The substance to be treated, indicated in by the numeral 1 isvcarried The numeral 4 liquid, and may be treated by the liquid during its passage throu h the tube in any manner, as for instance, Eyeing it.

y v designates a tubular receptacle located below the open end of the member 3, and adapted to receive the liquid therefrom.

The numeral 6 designates a'separating tie-- vice, shown in the drawing in the form of an endless belt traveling over three rollers 14, arranged in triangular form, and the belt moves in close proximity to the open end of the member 3, in an upwardly direction. v

' 7 designates a second liquid supply tube which feeds a stream of liquid ag in t, th

belt 6 as it moves in a downwardly direction. The numeral 8 designates a tubular of which the following is lmpinge.

liver a blast or current of air in a'downates a guide to diaction of the number of times before delivery to the dryceptacle, located immediately below the sep- 1 arator in such position that it will receive 1 the liquid deposited on the belt by the tube 7 his member 8 terminates in an open end which lies in close proximity to the path ofa" travelingendless belt 9, moving in an upwardly direction and against-which the liquid as it emerges from the tube will 10 designates a'tubular receptacle located below the belt 9 and in such position that it wilLreceive the liquid as it is shed from the belt.

11 designates an air jet,-adapted tode 7O wardly direction against the upwardly moving belt,and 12 designates a secondair jet, adapted to deliver a blast of air in an up-' wardly direction and-directed to the upper" most point of-the traveling belt.

Thesubstance to be treated enters thetube 3'and is carried by the liquid through said tube and against the separator which carries the substance up and sheds the liquid into the receptacle 5. The jet 7 directs a's'tream of liquid against the substance while it is being-carried down on the opposite side of the separator, and this serves to detach the substance from the surface of the separator and permit it, together with the liquid, to enter the. receptacle 8 through which they travel together to the outlet of said tube 8 where they aredeposited on the upwardly moving side of the belt 9. The substance is carried up,while the liquid is shed into the receptacle 10; The blast of air from the H jet 11 will tend to dry the substance'as it moves up, and the jet 12 will serve to disengage it as it rounds the upper end of the then can-led to any desirable 95 belt, and it is destination.

It is evident that the number of separating devices and liquid conveying tubes may be increased and the action repeated any ing apparatus and it is also evident that v the drying device may be modified in form or eliminated entirely and the, substance taken directly from the lastseparating device and dried, or it may be wound or deposited in a suitable receptacle while still wet. a Havingthus described my invention, I 1

- 1, Apparatuisf ortreating threads or like conveying the thread while immersed in liquid from a source of supply to the separator, said separator automatically picking up the thread and separating it from the liquid.

6. In apparatus for treating threads, a tubular member adapted to convey the threads and a liquid from a source of supply to a separator and means including a liquid supply for separating the'threads from the sepsubstances comprising a liquid conveying tube through which the liquid and the threads pass, a separator adapted to automatically pick up the threads and shed the 5 liquid as they emerge from the tube, asecnd conveying tube adapted to receive the threads together with a second liquid as they .leave the separator and a second movable body adapted to automatically engage 1 the threads and to shed the liquid as they arator.

emerge from the second tube. 7. In apparatus for treating threads, the 2. Apparatus for treating threads comcombination of a liquid conveying tube, an prising aliquid conveying tube through endless belt moving-across the open end of which the thread is conveyed by the liquid the tube, a liquid supply directed against 5 and a separator adapted to automatically said belt and a second conveying tube adapt pick up ;the thread and shed the liquid as ed to receive said liquid supply. they emerge from the tube. 8. Apparatus for treating threads or like 3. Apparatus for treating threads or the substances, comprising a liquid conveying like substances comprising aliquid conveytube through which the liquid and the sub-- ing tube through which thethread is constances pass; a separator adapted to autoveyed by the liquid and a separator adaptmatically pick up the substance and shed ed to engage the thread. and to shed the the liquid as they emerge from the tube; a liquid as they emerge from the tube and second conveying tube adaptedto receive the means for detaching the thread from the substance together with a second liquid as separator. I they. leave the separator; a second separat- 4. Apparatus for treating threads or like ing device adapted to automatically engage substances comprising a liquid conveying the substance and shed the liquid as they tube through which the substance is con-v emerge from the second tube and means for veyed by the liquid, a separator adapted to removing the substance from the said sec- 39 automatically ick up the substance and end separating device.

shed the liqui as they emerge from said In test mony whereotI aflix my signature tube and a second liquid conveying tube in presence of two witnesses. adapted to receive the substance and a sec- CHARLES SCOTT ALTHOUSE. 0nd liquid, as they leave the separator. Witnesses: I 2 5. Apparatus for treating threadspr like ED. A. Y,

substances comprising aseparator means for CLARA E. Yoonc.

It is hereby certified that in 'Letters Patent 1913, upon the application of Charles Scott Althouse, oi Bieadiiig, Pennsylvania,

for an improvement in Apparatus for- Treating Threads, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 2, line 35, after the word separator insert a. comma; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in i the Patent Ofiice. i q i A I I Signed and sealed this 17th day 'of June, A. D., 1913.

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Acting ammaa o Paten ts.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 1,061,652.

No. 1,061,l5 52, granted May 13,

conveying the thread while immersed in liquid from a source of supply to the separator, said separator automatically picking up the thread and separating it from the liquid.

6. In apparatus for treating threads, a tubular member adapted to convey the threads and a liquid from a source of supply to a separator and means including a liquid supply for separating the'threads from the sepsubstances comprising a liquid conveying tube through which the liquid and the threads pass, a separator adapted to automatically pick up the threads and shed the 5 liquid as they emerge from the tube, asecnd conveying tube adapted to receive the threads together with a second liquid as they .leave the separator and a second movable body adapted to automatically engage 1 the threads and to shed the liquid as they arator.

emerge from the second tube. 7. In apparatus for treating threads, the 2. Apparatus for treating threads comcombination of a liquid conveying tube, an prising aliquid conveying tube through endless belt moving-across the open end of which the thread is conveyed by the liquid the tube, a liquid supply directed against 5 and a separator adapted to automatically said belt and a second conveying tube adapt pick up ;the thread and shed the liquid as ed to receive said liquid supply. they emerge from the tube. 8. Apparatus for treating threads or like 3. Apparatus for treating threads or the substances, comprising a liquid conveying like substances comprising aliquid conveytube through which the liquid and the sub-- ing tube through which thethread is constances pass; a separator adapted to autoveyed by the liquid and a separator adaptmatically pick up the substance and shed ed to engage the thread. and to shed the the liquid as they emerge from the tube; a liquid as they emerge from the tube and second conveying tube adaptedto receive the means for detaching the thread from the substance together with a second liquid as separator. I they. leave the separator; a second separat- 4. Apparatus for treating threads or like ing device adapted to automatically engage substances comprising a liquid conveying the substance and shed the liquid as they tube through which the substance is con-v emerge from the second tube and means for veyed by the liquid, a separator adapted to removing the substance from the said sec- 39 automatically ick up the substance and end separating device.

shed the liqui as they emerge from said In test mony whereotI aflix my signature tube and a second liquid conveying tube in presence of two witnesses. adapted to receive the substance and a sec- CHARLES SCOTT ALTHOUSE. 0nd liquid, as they leave the separator. Witnesses: I 2 5. Apparatus for treating threadspr like ED. A. Y,

substances comprising aseparator means for CLARA E. Yoonc.

It is hereby certified that in 'Letters Patent 1913, upon the application of Charles Scott Althouse, oi Bieadiiig, Pennsylvania,

for an improvement in Apparatus for- Treating Threads, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 2, line 35, after the word separator insert a. comma; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in i the Patent Ofiice. i q i A I I Signed and sealed this 17th day 'of June, A. D., 1913.

, I [smnj c. o. Brnnmcs,

Acting ammaa o Paten ts.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 1,061,652.

No. 1,061,l5 52, granted May 13, 

